Zhao Zhenzhu's voice was so surprised that Granny Hua's expression changed drastically.

"Pearl! What's wrong with Xiao Bo? Did he do something bad outside? Pearl, tell me, and I'll break his legs!" Granny Hua asked.

"No, no, I just think Xiao Bo's appearance has changed a lot in the past few years. He doesn't look much like he did when he was a child. I'm so surprised," Zhao Zhenzhu hurriedly explained.

Zhao Zhenzhu was very embarrassed.

Even if she knew He Bo's future fate, she couldn't say in front of Granny Hua that her grandson would be executed in the future, could she?

Grandma Hua would be surprised if she didn't slap her eldest son across the face!

"Yes! Xiao Bo has lost his baby fat in the past few years, and he's grown taller quickly. He looks completely different from when he was a child." Grandma Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For the past six months, He Bo has often left early and returned late, bringing home money every month. However, the amount is not fixed, sometimes more and sometimes less.

Grandma Hua asked He Bo several times where the money came from.

He Bo only said that he made money, but no matter how Grandma Hua asked, He Bo refused to say how he made it.

Grandma Hua had always been worried that He Bo had gone astray, which is why she was so sensitive to Zhao Zhenzhu's exclamation today.

He Bo glanced at Zhao Zhenzhu but didn't say anything.

He Bo felt that Zhao Zhenzhu was not telling the truth.

However, Zhao Zhenzhu didn't say anything in front of Granny Hua, and He Bo couldn't press her for details.

"Grandma Hua, these are the meatballs I fried at noon today. Please take them home and taste them for me. Xiao Bo is coming to pick you up, so I won't see you to your door." Zhao Zhenzhu smiled and handed a paper package to Grandma Hua.

While Zhao Zhenzhu was frying eggplant sandwiches at noon, she also fried two plates of meatballs.

The main ingredient of the meatballs is tofu, with minced meat added.

Grandma Hua brought fried dough cakes when she came to the Zhao family. Before seeing Grandma Hua off, Zhao Zhenzhu went to the kitchen and packed about ten meatballs as a return gift.

"Oh dear, I can't accept this. I've already taken advantage of you so much today, and you're still bringing me food," Granny Hua said, declining the offer.

"Grandma Hua, these are homemade. They're not worth much, just a few for you to try." Zhao Zhenzhu handed the paper packet to Grandma Hua and then ran off.

Even with her experience from two lifetimes, Zhao Zhenzhu was still not used to social interactions.

The back-and-forth of giving and receiving gifts caused Zhao Zhenzhu a great deal of headache.

Zhao Zhenzhu believes that her considerable wealth in the 21st century is entirely due to her having a spatial ability. Without that ability, Zhao Zhenzhu would just be an ordinary person, nothing special.

"Zhenzhu is such a kind-hearted child." Grandma Hu said with emotion as she watched Zhao Zhenzhu's retreating figure before walking home with He Bo's help.

Before Zhao Zhenzhu went home, she went to the Wang family next door to pick up her two children.

It's getting late, the children should wash up and go to bed.

Zhao Qingshan returned while Zhao Zhenzhu was bathing the two children.

As soon as Zhao Qingshan entered, he called out loudly twice, "Meiyun~! Meiyun~!"

"What's wrong? Is there some good news again?" Wu Meiyun came out of the house to greet her and asked.

Zhao Qingshan's tone was full of excitement. Wu Meiyun could tell immediately.

"Meiyun, do you still remember Tao Jiadong? He was my comrade-in-arms in the army, the one from the Third Battalion." Zhao Qingshan held Wu Meiyun's hand, his voice full of excitement.

“I remember you, Tao Jiadong, the big foodie! He used to come to my house for meals all the time. What happened to him?” Wu Meiyun asked.

"Tao Jiadong has come to our Taohua Town to be the Party Secretary. He said he'll bring Aunt Tao and his sister-in-law to our house for dinner tomorrow night." Zhao Qingshan said with a smile, pulling Wu Meiyun's hand as they entered their room.

Since Liang Xiaohe entered the family, Zhao Qingshan and his wife would talk about anything that needed to be private inside the house.

"Grandma Tao came to Peach Blossom Town too? You saw her today?" Wu Meiyun's face was full of surprise.

Even after not seeing each other for over thirty years, Wu Meiyun still clearly remembers the faces of Tao Jiadong and his mother.

As for Tao Jiadong's wife? Tao Jiadong wasn't married yet before Wu Meiyun and the others returned to Peach Blossom Town!

"Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Time flies like water, and that's no exaggeration," Zhao Qingshan said with some emotion.

"Qingshan, do you regret what happened back then? If it weren't for me, you would have had a better future if you had stayed in the army." Wu Meiyun said with some self-reproach.

"Meiyun, we've been married for so many years, don't you still believe in my heart?" Zhao Qingshan said anxiously.

"Qingshan, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I feel that if I hadn't dragged you down back then, you..."

Before Wu Meiyun could finish speaking, Zhao Qingshan interrupted her.

"Meiyun, don't talk about being a burden or not. Back then, you were a lady from a respectable family, and it was my greatest blessing that you were willing to marry a roughneck like me. I was just thinking of retiring from the army at that time, and it wasn't because of you that I chose to retire." Zhao Qingshan put his arm around Wu Meiyun's shoulder and said softly to comfort her.

"Green hills, but I..."

Wu Meiyun wanted to say more, but Zhao Qingshan quickly changed the subject: "Meiyun, it's really a coincidence today. If Pearl hadn't asked me to find that old lady who fainted, I probably wouldn't have known for a while that the new secretary of Peach Blossom Town was an old acquaintance of ours."

Wu Meiyun is a bit sentimental.

Zhao Qingshan knew about Wu Meiyun's inner turmoil and was afraid that if she continued to blame herself, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

"Aunt Tao is the person Pearl is looking for? This is really..." Wu Meiyun was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

Friends who hadn't seen each other for decades were driven to the brink of unconsciousness by their daughter-in-law, Liang Xiaohe, as soon as they arrived in Peach Blossom Town.

Wu Meiyun felt a burning sensation on her face.

"Fortunately, Aunt Tao is very magnanimous; otherwise, we would never have the face to see Tao Jiadong's family again." As expected of a couple of many years, Zhao Qingshan spoke Wu Meiyun's thoughts.

"Qingshan, Tianyu said today that he wants to divorce Liang Xiaohe. What do you think?" Wu Meiyun pointed in the direction of Zhao Tianyu's room, lowered her voice, and told Zhao Qingshan about the incident where Liang Xiaohe deliberately caused trouble and made a scene.

"Let Tianyu decide for himself. Let's not interfere." Zhao Qingshan was furious.

If Zhao Tianyu had listened to his advice three years ago, they wouldn't be causing them so much trouble every few days now.

“You know, the Liang family is no pushover. If Tianyu wants a divorce, who knows what kind of trouble they’ll cause! If you don’t take care of it, can Tianyu handle it all by himself?” Wu Meiyun sighed and said.

If you encounter unreasonable in-laws, you'll suffer once when you get married, and you'll suffer again when you get divorced.

Wu Meiyun felt a headache just thinking about it.

"Let them make a scene. Tianyu needs to learn to be more careful." Seeing Wu Meiyun's worried expression, Zhao Qingshan couldn't help but reassure her: "Don't worry, I'm here! If Tianyu can't handle it, I'll step in."

"Mm," Wu Meiyun replied.